Part-Time Bilingual Case Worker
About The Position
The part-time Bilingual Spanish Case Worker supports case assistance and case management for the BEST program by coordinating activities and tasks to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. The role provides services addressing participants’ health and psychosocial needs, with a focus on homebound seniors at risk of social isolation. Services include intake assessment and updates, case planning and coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for participant services. The Case Worker works with seniors and other program participants to assess needs, develop goals and timelines, connect people with services and entitlements, document interventions, and enter information into funder databases. The role also supports family development coaching, mental health awareness, program events, food distribution, translation, and connections to senior programs and activities.
Requirements
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience delivering social services to seniors.
- Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word, and data entry.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field preferred; alternatively, an Associate Degree in Human Services is listed.
Responsibilities
- Provide case assistance and case management to participants; document interventions in client files, track services in worker logs, and enter data into the DFTA Vive database.
- Identify homebound seniors residing in Baruch Housing and conduct NORC assessments, focusing on people at risk of social isolation.
- Conduct initial interviews and complete intake assessments to identify participant needs.
- Collaborate with clients to formulate goals, objectives, and timelines for completion.
- Help participants obtain services and entitlements, including Medicaid, food stamps, SCRIE, and home care referrals.
- Enroll NDA clients, including completing assessments, follow-up notes, and outcome activities; enter data into DYCD Connect.
- Provide family development coaching sessions to participants.
- Assist with GMHI screening to support mental health awareness in the Baruch community.
- Assist with coordinating program events as needed.
- Conduct home visits with homebound participants as needed.
- Provide translation for clients accessing nursing and counseling services.
- Assist with food distributions and the food pantry as needed.
- Connect seniors to GSS Senior Center, NORC, and Essex Crossing activities.
- Perform other special projects or miscellaneous program duties as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
Associate degree
